We assessed whether job demand and job control have independent effects on psychological symptoms or whether job control modifies effect of job demand; we also assessed whether rank modified associations between job strain and psychological symptoms. We used the Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) Checklist (PCL-C), General Health Questionnaire-12 (GHQ-12), Chalder Fatigue Scale, a checklist ...

Despite the widespread use of mobail phones in Iranian students, psychological and behavioral effects of addiction to it and its consequences have not been investigated yet. The aim of this study was to determine the relationship between cell phone dependency with psychological disorders and academic burnout among nursing and midwifery students. In this study, 169 students were chosen through s...

Anxiety disorders are among the most prevalent psychological issues worldwide, displaying the youngest age of onset and greatest chronicity of any mood or substance abuse disorder. Given the high social and economic cost imposed by these disorders, developing effective treatments is of the utmost importance. Anxiety disorders manifest in a variety of symptomatic phenotypes and are highly comorb...

One of the major contributions of General Hospital Psychiatry Units (GHPU) has been the increased awareness among both psychiatrists and non-psychiatrist physicians regarding the importance of detecting and treating psychiatric disorders in the physically ill. The prevalence of psychiatric illness in both general medical inpatients and outpatients is significant (Guthrie, 1996). Emotional distu...

normal 0 false false false en-us x-none ar-sa microsoftinternetexplorer4 background: functional gastrointestinal disorders (fgids) are common worldwide and cause considerable social and economic burden. the aims of sepahan project were to 1) assess the prevalence of different fgids within an iranian population, 2) investigate the relationship of fgids and their symptoms with lifestyle and nutri...

The development of eating disorders including anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, binge eating disorder, and atypical eating disorders that affect many young women and even men in the productive period of their lives is complex and varied. While numbers of presumed risk factors contributing to the development of eating disorders are increasing, previous evidence for biological, psychological, de...

BACKGROUND Sleep disorders are a relevant problem in the nursing home and difficult to treat for the residents' GPs. No intervention has yet addressed psychological factors contributing to nursing home residents' sleep disorders. OBJECTIVE To explore what nursing home residents perceive as psychological barriers to sleeping well. METHODS A qualitative research design. We conducted episodic ...

background: occupational stress and employee's health status can affect their productiveness and quality of services. therefore, it is necessary to evaluate the effective factors in this regard. this study was conducted in order to evaluate the relation between psychological health and occupational stress among the midwives employed at the governmental and private hospitals of neyshabur, iran. ...